Herculean task
Example Sentences
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TMS commentator Aatif Nawaz: Though both England and Pakistan are heading into the World Cup with strong form, getting the better of India will be a Herculean task.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
It would have been a Herculean task for anybody to make sure that every single copyright material is kept out of the documents—but especially so for this DOJ.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
Residents are now engaged in the Herculean task of clearing mud from their homes, some with their bare hands.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
That may prove to be a Herculean task in the second half of the season when the Trojans’ competition ramps up with a bevy of highly ranked Pac-12 teams led by legitimate Heisman Trophy candidates.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2023
On the same day Dr. Siegwald and Messrs. Lenz and Hoffman happily achieved the Herculean task of climbing the Owatscha Mountain, which lies near the harbour.
From A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 by Kotzebue, Otto von
